A bone scan involves injecting a very small amount of radioactive material (radiotracer) into a vein. This substance travels through your blood to your bones and organs. As it wears off, it gives off a bit of radiation. This radiation is detected by a camera that slowly scans your body.
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A bone scan looks for changes in your bones. Before the test you have a radioactive tracer injection into your bloodstream. You have this through a tube ...
It takes a few hours, usually two to four hours, for the radiotracer to circulate through your body and bind to your bones so that the pictures can be taken.
A bone scan is a nuclear medicine imaging test that uses bone-seeking radioactive materials (radiotracers) and a computer to create an image of the skeleton ...
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